Accessible fishing spots

[maverick41]

I know folks fish on the Potomac river–Four mile run (near the route 1 bridge). The water quality is not great but it sounds like a great place to catch and release snakeheads
Four Mile Run Fishing
Bay Bass

Any thoughts on places close to any of the other trails? I ride to Ashburn from Crystal City on the weekends so would be open to spots in Loudon county too. have a touring bike and should be able to rig a fishing pole holder.

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[bobco85]

On the MVT, I’ve seen people fishing from under the Wilson Bridge at Jones Point Park and off the bridge over Little Hunting Creek at Riverside Park.

[pdubs]

I didn’t think you were allowed to release snakeheads back into the water.
http://prfc.us/sports/snakehead.html

I mostly fish for rockfish further south (below rt301 bridge) and sometimes bottomfish for croaker. I’d like to learn some techniques or tips for catching snakeheads. If you have success or want someone to tag along, let me know.

[maverick41]

@bobco85 118242 wrote:

On the MVT, I’ve seen people fishing from under the Wilson Bridge at Jones Point Park and off the bridge over Little Hunting Creek at Riverside Park.

Cool, thanks!

[rcannon100]

FMR at 1 – remember, that’s below a sewage treatment plant. Further advice can come from our resident sewage expert dbb.

[maverick41]

@pdubs 118250 wrote:

I didn’t think you were allowed to release snakeheads back into the water.
http://prfc.us/sports/snakehead.html

I mostly fish for rockfish further south (below rt301 bridge) and sometimes bottomfish for croaker. I’d like to learn some techniques or tips for catching snakeheads. If you have success or want someone to tag along, let me know.

Great thanks for the new locations. I will keep you posted on my plans.

I was just kidding about releasing snakeheads. You are right the Dept of Fisheries recommends killing and reporting the incident to a snakehead hotline.
Snakeheads- VA Dept of Game and Inland Fisheries

[PotomacCyclist]

Documentary of snakeheads in Maryland and what happens if you release them into the waters…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=56&v=Q2S7zB6OoeI

OK, maybe it isn’t quite a documentary and it isn’t very realistic. But it is set in Maryland. That has to count for something, doesn’t it?

[Emm]

You can also eat the snakeheads, although maybe not the ones right by the sewage plant. According to the Post, they taste pretty good!

Also, Cook Lake in Alexandria gets stocked at least once a year with trout, and has some other fish. I’ve been fly fishing there before and it’s alot of fun. It’s not SUPER accessible–you have to bike on the streets/sidewalk a little bit, but it’s not bad, and has great fish.

[maverick41]

One of these days I’m going to watch snakehead terror and eat beer battered snakehead:)

[83b]

I frequently see folks fishing the Potomac from off of the C&O towpath. You also see people fishing in the canal, but I have no idea how productive/fun that would be.

EDIT: Also, I see a lot of people fishing the Anacostia from the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail. Diamond Teague Park (just south of the Nats stadium) and all along Anacostia Park seem to be popular spots.

[kwarkentien]

Don’t forget to get the proper jurisdiction-based fishing license(s) should this be your fancy. All of the Potomac is in DC or MD. MD kindly extends reciprocity to holders of VA licenses, which allows VA folks to fish the Potomac and up to 1 mile up any river/creek into MD. DC does not extend any such recognition or reciprocity. I’m not sure how fishing from the VA shore into the Potomac is treated by DC officials but I’d say you should have both VA and DC licenses with you in that case.

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